How we can build the millions of homes needed to make housing affordable without sacrificing our climate ambitions, and the Canadian companies deploying solutions.
Worth noting that there are loads of homes that need to be rebuilt in the coming decades, not to mention other homes that will be destroyed (or rendered uninhabitable) from climate emergencies. Producing enough new homes is critical, but replacing old homes is another part of this equation.
Great piece, thank you for writing it. The point about needing to address the housing & climate crisis together, rather than see them as separate issues, is so important. I’m interested in the role that AI urban design tools like Autodesk Forma can play a role in this, in that they can help optimize for more housing density and for more sustainable outcomes at the same time, in the early stage planning process. Curious to see what type of impact they can have as well.
Thanks Hugh! Great point about unlocking both density and more sustainable material use with these types of tools. I think these will be really attractive solutions for multi-unit developers and owners.
This is an amazing overview. Thanks. One thing to add is what do we do with all of the existing homes that are not energy efficient? It might be worth looking at companies like Paddio.ca that are making it easy for homeowners to reduce their energy consumption.
Thanks Brett 🙏🏼 Agreed, retrofitting existing buildings is a huge piece of the puzzle. Looking forward to diving into that topic more soon. Thanks for putting Paddio on my radar!
Worth noting that there are loads of homes that need to be rebuilt in the coming decades, not to mention other homes that will be destroyed (or rendered uninhabitable) from climate emergencies. Producing enough new homes is critical, but replacing old homes is another part of this equation.
That's a great point that I hadn't considered before. Thanks for the insight!
Great piece, thank you for writing it. The point about needing to address the housing & climate crisis together, rather than see them as separate issues, is so important. I’m interested in the role that AI urban design tools like Autodesk Forma can play a role in this, in that they can help optimize for more housing density and for more sustainable outcomes at the same time, in the early stage planning process. Curious to see what type of impact they can have as well.
Thanks Hugh! Great point about unlocking both density and more sustainable material use with these types of tools. I think these will be really attractive solutions for multi-unit developers and owners.
This is an amazing overview. Thanks. One thing to add is what do we do with all of the existing homes that are not energy efficient? It might be worth looking at companies like Paddio.ca that are making it easy for homeowners to reduce their energy consumption.
Thanks Brett 🙏🏼 Agreed, retrofitting existing buildings is a huge piece of the puzzle. Looking forward to diving into that topic more soon. Thanks for putting Paddio on my radar!